-Do not insert Pentagon into a track using the Insert / Soft Synth command, as we’ll be using it as a processor. Instead, right-click in an audio track effects bin and go to Soft Synths / Pentagon I. We’ll call this the audio/instrument track, as it has characteristics of both.-Next, create a MIDI track to drive the audio/instrument track and assign its MIDI output to the Pentagon I.-Assign the audio/instrument track input to your mic’s audio input source (ie. from your audio interface) and set the audio/instrument track Input Echo to On.-Call up the Pentagon patch you want to use as the vocoder carrier, then click on the Pentagon I logo and go to Voice Modulator / On.-If you want a more ‘voice-like’ effect, click on the Pentagon I logo and go to Formant Filter / On.Speak into the mic, play your keyboard, and voilà, instant vocoder.